Tafsir for verse: 56:42
فِي سَمُومٖ وَحَمِيمٖ ٤٢ ﴿42﴾
42(They will be) in scorching wind and boiling water,
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Commentary
And when He condemned them and criticized them, He mentioned their punishment so that it may be known that the most severe portion of them in evil is the most severe in punishment. He said: ﴿In scorching wind﴾ meaning their surrounding condition is a fierce blast from the blast of the Fire, intense, penetrating the pores. ﴿And boiling water﴾ meaning extremely hot water that reaches a degree that melts the flesh.
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